Immunolocalization of aromatase and estrogen and androgen receptors in the gonads and mesonephros of Podocnemis expansa during the first year of life
Maria Fabiele Silva Oliveira; Layla Ianca Queiroz Rocha; Lucas Castanhola Dias; André de Macedo Medeiros; Moacir Franco de Oliveira; Carlos Eduardo Bezerra de Moura; Marcela dos Santos Magalhães
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Submitted date:
05/01/2025
Accepted date:
12/01/2025
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